Sports journalist Maria Taylor is speaking out for the first time since facing allegations of racial favoritism from her fellow ESPN peer Rachel Nichols. Earlier this week, Taylor became a trending topic not because of her own actions but because of remarks made by Nichols the year before that suggested the network executives’ decisions were…
The New Jersey man arrested on Monday following a viral video of his racist rant against a Black neighbor has a history of slashing the tires of his Black neighbors as a part of a bid to get Black home owners association members removed from the board and get himself elected, some of his neighbors…
Tulane’s graduate medical education programs have been placed on probation by a national education accreditation organization The Tulane School of Medicine’s graduate medical education programs have been placed on probation by a national education accreditation organization following public allegations of racism at the institution. On July 2, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education sent…
“When we Black Americans see this flag,” the July 4th Facebook post read, “we know the person flying it is not safe to be around.” A Facebook post group called Black Lives Matter Utah Chapter is drawing heat from conservatives in the Beehive state and across the nation after sharing a brief July 4th Facebook…
Cannon answered the question many of his fans wondered but have too much home training to ask. Television show host-producer Nick Cannon finally answered the question many of his fans and followers had been wondering but have too much home training to ask out loud. “I’m having these kids on purpose,” he told the rap…
Juvenile has revamped his classic from ‘tha ’99 and tha 2000’ for the present-day, but after hearing the COVID-vaccine friendly “Vax That Thang Up,” fans had mixed reactions to the “Back That Thang Up” update. The Cash Money staple linked up with fellow rap vets Mannie Fresh, who appeared on the original 1999 track, and…
Gary Owen‘s estranged wife Kenya Duke took to social media on Wednesday, July 7, to call out the comedian for taking his alleged mistress Brianna Johnson on vacation. The former couple, who had been together for about 23 years — 18 of those in marriage — is currently working through divorce proceedings. Duke disclosed in the lengthy caption…
A St. Louis County Circuit Court judge ruled last week that a Missouri man must be awarded restitution after he spent decades wrongfully imprisoned. Johnny Briscoe spent more than two decades in prison for a rape he did not commit. He was convicted in 1983 and released in 2006, but waited 15 years to ask…
Veteran actress Jada Pinkett Smith has been making headlines over the last several weeks as various parts of her once-private life have slowly been coming to light. Seemingly in keeping up the spirit of providing more insight into her personal life, the “Set It Off” star opened up about her past struggles with substance abuse…
“Right now, the relationship between the University of North Carolina and its Black students, faculty and staff is broken,” said Jaci Field of the Carolina Black Caucus When the University of North Carolina first declined to vote on granting tenure to journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, kicking off a protracted battle marked by allegations of racism and…
